Gallery - Model A and Celebrities
Model A's were even popular with celebrities. The very first Model A off the line was given by Henry Ford to his good friend Thomas Edison. That car is currently in the MAFFI museum in Hickory Corners, MI.
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Rex Allen and Family - Cowboy, Actor, and Singer The Arizona Cowboy as he was called was born and raised in Arizona. Allen began his singing career on radio station KOY in Phoenix, after which he became better known as a performer on the National Barn Dance on WLS in Chicago |
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Mr. Rogers, Television Personality His 1928 Sport Coupe was featured on one of his television shows in the 1970s. Here's link to that show on YouTube: click here. Posted 04/29/21 |
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Doris Day - Actress Doris was given this 1930 De Luxe Roadster by a fan in the 1980s and had it restored. She was often seen driving around Carmel California. Doris passed in 2019 and the car was auctioned off. |
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FDR - Governor of New York, 1929-1933 Before he was elected President, Roosevelt was photographed in many Model A Fords. This photo came from the FDR archives. . |
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George Norris Senator of Nebraska with his 1928 Sport Coupe in the Capitol parking lot. Sent in by Alan Dalmaso |
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FDR The President and his family posing with a 1928 Phaeton. Sent in by Alan Dalmaso |
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Hubert H Humphrey Posing with Model A Tudor Sedan. Posted 03/14/20 |
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Jackson Pollack American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement. Posted 03/14/20 |
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Mary Pickford Posted 03/14/20 |
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt's phaeton in the background while he chats with children on bicycles. Posted 03/14/20 |
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Andy Griffith With his collection of antique automobiles at home in Toluca Lake, California Image courtesy of |
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Andy Griffith Image courtesy of |
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Jerry Lewis with his 1931 SW Town Sedan in 1961. The car was restored in Burbank by "Tiny" Snell and was sold in the early 1960s. Its whereabouts are unknown. Posted by Rick Black |
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James Charles "Jimmie" Rodgers - 1897-1933 Posted by Rick Black |
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Nelson Rockefeller and friends in a 1931 Phaeton. Rockefeller was the governor of New York from 1953-1973 and Vice President of the US from 1974-1977 Sent in by Luis Ariza |
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Tennessee Ernie Ford Standing beside his 1930 De Luxe Phaeton in 1956. Image courtesy of |
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy With his friends in South Carolina in 1942. Sent in by Luis Ariza |
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King Carol II and Prince Miguel of Romania, Photographed inspecting Ford Caravan, February 1932 Sent in by Luis Ariza |
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Colonel Harlan Sanders Sent in by Justin Bicknell Posted 03/03/20 |
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WD Jones Member of the Clyde Barrow Gang. Posing with a 1932 V8 Convertible Sedan in 1933. Found by Rick Black Posted 03/03/20 |
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Actress Dolores Del Rio Sent in by Alan Dalmaso Posted 02/28/20 |
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Cecil B DeMille Sent in by Alan Dalmaso Posted 02/28/20 |
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Ernest Hemingway and friend Posed with his 1928 Sport Coupe. Sent in by Alan Dalmaso Posted 02/28/20 |
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President Franklin Delano Roosevelt His 1928 Roadster had hand controls due to his polio Sent in by Alan Dalmaso Posted 02/28/20 |
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James Couzens, Mayor of Detroit Michigan Sent in by Alan Dalmaso Posted 02/28/20 |
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John D. Rockefeller Seems like it didn't make any difference if you were rich - everyone loved the New Ford Sent in by Alan Dalmaso Posted 02/28/20 |
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The Three Stooges Sent in by Alan Dalmaso Posted 02/28/20 |
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Actress Joan Crawford Image courtesy of |
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Thomas Edison His 1928 Tudor was a gift from Henry Ford |
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Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford Posted 02/10/20 |
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Robert Wadlow The Gentle Giant was the world's tallest man at 8'11" tall. He died at the age of 22 in 1940. |
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Andy Griffith
Posted 02/10/20 |
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President Franklin Delano Roosevelt The President could often be seen driving one of his Model A Fords. This is a sporty 1930 Cabriolet with the top down.
Posted 02/10/20 |
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Kansas City Chiefs Head Coach Andy Reid Thanks, Al Stoll Posted 02/12/20 |
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Al Jolson was a singer, comedian, actor, and vaudevillian. Thanks, Rick Black Posted 01/04/2023 |
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